Full License Text

Boost Software License - Version 1.0 - August 17th, 2003

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person or organization obtaining a copy of the software and accompanying documentation covered by this license (the "Software") to use, reproduce, display, distribute, execute, and transmit the Software, and to prepare derivative works of the Software, and to permit third-parties to whom the Software is furnished to do so, all subject to the following:

The copyright notices in the Software and this entire statement, including the above license grant, this restriction and the following disclaimer, must be included in all copies of the Software, in whole or in part, and all derivative works of the Software, unless such copies or derivative works are solely in the form of machine-executable object code generated by a source language processor.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS OR ANYONE DISTRIBUTING THE SOFTWARE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

License FAQ

Question: What license does CCL use?
Answer: CCL is licensed under Boost Software License 1.0. If you are unfamiliar with this license, the following questions and answers should help you understand it better. Remember, this is a good faith discussion of the license, but for the final word, always refer to the license text.

Question: How much does CCL cost?
Answer: Nothing. It's both free and royalty-free.

Question: Can I charge for software I make with CCL?
Answer: Yes, you can. CCL is free but you can sell your CCL-based software.

Question: Do I have to publish the source code of the software I make with CCL?
Answer: No, you don't. Your CCL-based software can be closed source if you want.

Question: Do I have to license my software under the same license as CCL?
Answer: No, you don't. You can't change the license CCL is under but you have full control over the license you use for your CCL-based software.

Question: Can I use CCL to develop proprietary software?
Answer: Yes, you can. CCL's license isn't viral, and there is no separate "commercial edition" or anything like that. You can use CCL to develop any kind of software.

Question: Do I have to link my software with CCL dynamically?
Answer: No, you don't. You can link your software with CCL however you like, dynamically or statically. You can even use CCL header-only if you want.

Question: Do I have to acknowledge use of CCL in my software's documentation?
Answer: No, you don't. You don't have to recreate any CCL copyright notices or license information in your product's documentation. You don't even have to mention CCL at all.

Question: What can't I do with CCL?
Answer: One example of something you can't do is that you can't modify or remove the copyright notices or license information. One consequence of this is that you can't pretend that you created CCL, as it would be necessary to change the copyright notices for that lie to be believable. Also, while CCL is provided for free in the hope that it will be useful, you can't sue the creator of CCL if something goes wrong. The general philosophy is "Have this for free, but don't steal credit for my work, and don't sue me if I made a mistake."

Copyright © 2022-2024 Daniel T. McGinnis

CCL was first published in 2022, and is still actively maintained.

This website was first published in 2022, and is still actively maintained.

This specific web page was first published in 2023.